Jesus:

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Comunicación y Gerencia

• Jesus
• Beatitudes the
• Kingdom of God

Chapter Two Part 2

• Created by Michael Cheney

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Learning Objectives

• Students will
• Examine their lives based upon the values of the
  Beatitudes
• Realize that the Kingdom of God is a central
  theme in the mission of Jesus
• Appreciate that Jesus models service and calls
  upon his followers to serve

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Beatitudes Personal Reflection
Each beatitude contains life goals that identify
specific actions

• Read entire list on p. 29
• Choose 1 set of questions reflect on how you
  might make these characteristics your own
• Share how you might better follow these
  characteristics in your life today.

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Small Group Exercise

• Share responses to the following
• The Beatitude I find most appealing is because
  
• The one I find most baffling is because
• The one in which I am personally strongest is
  because
• The one in which I would most like to improve is
  because

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Large Group Sharing

• What insights about the Beatitudes did you
  discover by doing this exercise?
• What important things do the Beatitudes have to
  say to you and your life?
• (Whip Around-Pass)

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Images of the Kingdom of God

• Yeast in bread

Heavenly Banquet

• Hidden Treasure

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Other Images of the Kingdom

• Jesus used a number of images to speak about the
  reign of God.
• Look through the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and
  Luke and identify additional images.

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The Kingdom (Reign) of God

• Gods intention and action in our world.
• Gods intention is that all human beings regard
  one another as sons and daughters of God, treat
  one another as brothers and sisters of Jesus, and
  live in community by faith, hope, and love.
  (William Barry, S.J.)
• This intention is here, but not yet complete
• Will be finalized at the end of time

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Discernment of Gods Kingdom

• How is my life (my actions, behaviors, actions)
  in tune with Gods one intention for our world?
• How is the world (policies, rules, standards,
  practices, and so forth) in tune with Gods
  intention for our world?
• Common paternity
• Common fraternity
• Community
• Live by faith, hope, and love

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Organizations that Model Jesus Message

• Use the Internet to investigate organizations
  that exemplify values priorities that reflect
  Jesus message.
• Prepare a presentation about one of the
  organizations.
• Catholic Relief Services
• Amnesty International
• Catholic Campaign for Human Development
• Oxfam America
• Pax Christi
• Jesuit Relief Services

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How do we participate in Gods kingdom?

• Love service
• Washing of the Feet

What are the Hard Sayings of Jesus?

• Be last, not the first

• You cant go to heaven alone

• We are our brothers keeper

• Spirit of the law gt letter of the law

Moral muscle not minimalism AMDG
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Other Hard Saying

• Luke 636
• Mark 834
• Matthew 514-16
• Luke 2112
• John 1512

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Pier Giorgio Frassati

• To live without faith, without a patrimony to
  defend, without a steady struggle for truth, that
  is not living, but existing.

• Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Turin, Italy,
  1922(1901-1925)

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Three Case Studies

• Examine the power of the Gospels
• Addresses the question of minimalism
• Discusses the hard sayings of Jesus

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Summary

• Jesus reveals the nature of God and the nature of
  an authentic human being
• Perfect Image of the invisible God
• Perfect model of human morality
• Life, teachings, death, and resurrection
• How can I apply the concepts of this chapter to
  my life?